The day trip from Cancun was long but worth it… Jose and the driver picked me up at 6.50am. Returned 20.00. Be prepared for an adventure. We often stop for restrooms. Bring paper just in case. The coloured lakes were pretty. Not as strong as the picture above. But nice. Unfortunately the guide was extremely quick and we just wondered without much info. Shame. Then we went to our local lunch which was ok for a local area. The guys were really nice. Then we went on a boat journey to see the reserve. Flamingoes, herons… pelicans I think… amongst others… followed by mangrove and crocs!! And their tiny babies. Really fun time! We then got to experience Mayan baths, where we cover some parts of our bodies with some sort of exfolient. We then went back on the boat for a short bit to a private beach where we got to clean ourselves. This was for me a beautiful cleansing spiritual moment. Got back to shore and hopped on our 4h journey back. Bus- Not a lot of legroom. Oil leaking.

The itinerary is very well designed, they were very punctual and the guides are very friendly. The food was simply DELICIOUS, a very fresh ceviche and well accompanied. José, our main guide, was very attentive to the needs of all the tourists and was in charge of introducing us to the Mayan culture even though it was not the focal point of the tour. All details and instructions were given in both English and Spanish for more than 10 hours. Special mention to Mrs. Flor, who was our guide in the salt mine and did her best to give detailed explanations and ensure that we had the best photos. I would like to be able to contact Mrs. Flor, since I agreed to transfer her tip, but my phone was damaged and I lost all the data. I don't know if you can help me with this. Super recommended!

Prepare to be on a very small crammed bus for 4.5 hours to get there. Then eat at a small restaurant which Was clean and a great atmosphere but the food was a massive let down it had no taste and I feel was very westernised to fit tourists but we wanted to taste authentic Mexican food. After over 5 hours of travelling you get to the boat trip section, we were out for less then 2 hours on the boat, we saw 1 crocodile and some flamingos. We did the clay bath out of a bucket handed to us by a guide. On the drive back in the back we saw another group on the actual clay beach having an authentic amazing time rather then from a bucket on the sand. Then just back to another 4 hour bus ride home. Very small crammed bus but air conditioning was good just no space. Around 8.5-9 hours on a bus and less then 2 hours in the water and on the boat. But still overall a good experience